Background
Vesna Goldsworthy was born on July 1, 1961, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia). Since 1986 she has lived in London.
University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
In 1985 Vesna Goldsworthy received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Belgrade.
University of London, London, England, United Kingdom
In 1992 Vesna Goldsworthy obtained a Master of Arts degree from the University of London and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1996.
(Vesna Goldsworthy explores the origins of the ideas that ...)
Vesna Goldsworthy explores the origins of the ideas that underpin Western perceptions of the Balkans, the "Wild East" of Europe. European and Oriental at the same time, the Balkans are tantalizingly ambiguous: simultaneously attracting and repelling outsiders, an exciting alternative to the familiar ennui of the West, both completely different from "us" and exactly as "we" used to be. Writers and filmmakers in Western Europe and America have found in the peninsula a rich mine of images for literature and the movies. In her prodigiously researched but very readable volume, Goldsworthy shows how this lucrative exploitation of Balkan history and geography by the entertainment industry has affected attitudes toward the region. She considers the religious, national, and sexual taboos and fears projected onto Balkan lands, and discusses the political exploitation and media uses of the Balkan archetypes.
https://www.amazon.com/Inventing-Ruritania-Imperialism-Vesna-Goldsworthy/dp/0199368376/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Inventing+Ruritania%3A+The+Imperialism+of+the+Imagination&qid=1578491403&s=books&sr=1-1
1998
(How would you make sense of your life if you thought it m...)
How would you make sense of your life if you thought it might end tomorrow? In this captivating and best-selling memoir, Vesna Goldsworthy tells the story of herself, her family, and her early life in her lost country. There follows marriage, a move to England, and a successful media and academic career, then a cancer diagnosis and its unresolved consequences. A profoundly moving, comic, and original account by a stunning literary talent.
https://www.amazon.com/Chernobyl-Strawberries-Vesna-Goldsworthy/dp/1908524472/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Chernobyl+Strawberries&qid=1578491565&s=books&sr=1-1
2005
(The Angel of Salonika is a haunting, multi-layered book a...)
The Angel of Salonika is a haunting, multi-layered book about place, language and remembrance, and the way they make us who we are. Winner of the Crashaw Prize, it is a first collection of poetry by a bestselling memoir writer, broadcaster and British university professor who grew up in communist Yugoslavia but then moved to London.
https://www.amazon.com/Angel-Salonika-Vesna-Goldsworthy/dp/1844718786/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=The+Angel+of+Salonika&qid=1578491624&s=books&sr=1-1
2011
(On a rainy afternoon in London’s old Chelsea, a charming ...)
On a rainy afternoon in London’s old Chelsea, a charming multi-billionaire Russian oligarch, Gorsky, walks into an ailing bookshop and writes the first of several quarter-of-a-million pound checks. With that money, Gorsky has tasked Nikola, the store’s bored and brilliant clerk, with sourcing books for a massive personal library, which which will be housed in the magnificent, palatial home Gorsky happens to be building immediately next to Nikola’s own modest dwelling. Gorsky needs a tasteful collection of Russian literature to woo a long-lost love - no matter that she happens to be married to an Englishman. His passion for her surpasses even his immeasurable wealth, and Nikola will be drawn into a world of opulence, greed, capitalism, sex, and beauty as he helps Gorsky pursue this doomed love. Charmingly written and inspired by The Great Gatsby, Gorsky is a vicarious thrill - an ode to cosmopolitan taste and a brilliant reimagining of a powerful classic.
https://www.amazon.com/Gorsky-Novel-Vesna-Goldsworthy-ebook/dp/B07P8DHHPZ/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=Gorsky&qid=1578491697&s=books&sr=1-3
2015
(The London winter of 1947 is as cold as St Petersburg dur...)
The London winter of 1947 is as cold as St Petersburg during the Revolution. Albertine, the wife of a British army officer often abroad on covert government business, finds herself increasingly lonely. Eager to distract herself with work, she takes a job as companion to the mysterious 'Monsieur Ka', a Russian émigré. As she is drawn into Ka’s dramatic past, her own life is shaken to its foundations. For in this family of former princes, there are present temptations which could profoundly affect her future.
https://www.amazon.com/Monsieur-Ka-Vesna-Goldsworthy-ebook/dp/B07142R1J8/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Monsieur+Ka&qid=1578491843&s=books&sr=1-1
2018
Vesna Goldsworthy was born on July 1, 1961, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia). Since 1986 she has lived in London.
In 1985 Vesna Goldsworthy received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Belgrade. In 1992 she obtained a Master of Arts degree from the University of London and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1996.
From 1991 to 2000 Vesna Goldsworthy was a producer for BBC World Service. From 1992 to 2000 Goldsworthy was a lecturer in English literature at Birkbeck College, University of London. From 1997 to 2000 she was a lecturer in theatre studies at London Centre in St. Lawrence University. In 2000 she became a senior lecturer in English literature at Kingston University.
She has written Inventing Ruritania: The Imperialism of the Imagination (1998), Chernobyl Strawberries (2005), The Angel of Salonika (2011), etc.
(How would you make sense of your life if you thought it m...)
2005(On a rainy afternoon in London’s old Chelsea, a charming ...)
2015(The Angel of Salonika is a haunting, multi-layered book a...)
2011(Vesna Goldsworthy explores the origins of the ideas that ...)
1998(The London winter of 1947 is as cold as St Petersburg dur...)
2018Vesna Goldsworthy is a member of the Society of Authors.
Vesna Goldsworthy is married and has children.